Belgium vs Italy: Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main
Belgium
2.7%
in 2025
Italy
2.4%
in 2025
Belgium rank
29th
Italy rank
31st
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2.7% against 2.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Italy ahead.
Belgium ranks 29th and Italy ranks 31st of 39 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 7.3% | 6.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 8.3% | 4.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main, Belgium or Italy?
- Belgium, at 2.7% against 2.4% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main between Belgium and Italy?
- 0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main?
- Belgium ranks 29th and Italy ranks 31st of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main reason declared and groups of country of citizenship. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.